I think buzz bleys an old aoe2 players is the higher aoe2player there, followed by kasva, clearly viper and the rest had access to the game before being public, but what makes them so dominant in aoe2 is missing in aoe4, they might reach higher by playing non stop but so will others do, younger and with more free time, it is just a matter of time, but right now some sharks from sc2 are there and more will appear like in any new game, it is too early yet, we will see things better after the first tournament and once a proper ranked system is implemented.I was making a similar comment earlier. However, that might be a bit premature to say.
Daut rightly pointed out today that the SC2 guys were probably grinding in the technical stress test phase, so they are kind of a few days ahead (AOE2 pros were in Heidelberg at the time).
Even with that disadvantage Daut already reached top50 in the Age4 ladder, while Tatoh is in the Top30 already, so it might not be long until they can compete with the very best
Daut can reach higher if only he stops throwing units to die like in aoe2 11